Slideshow: Rub Rabbits Finish Fast

Some of the gameplay in Sega's stylish, sexy Nintendo DS game is brilliant -- but much of it is boring and frustrating, and the whole experience finishes prematurely. By Chris Kohler.
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I'm not really sure why they'd be holding a sumo convention in a shopping mall, but OK.Image: Courtesy of Sega

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Moving the stylus to control the blowgun, then blowing into the microphone to fire, is one of the most fun moves in the game.

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, a brief series of sequential images sets up the story wordlessly.

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Run up the escalator by sliding the stylus up your hero (bottom center). Don't hit the sumo.

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In the optional Maniac mode, you can dress up your girlfriend in a variety of outfits.

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Our hero meets the girl of his dreams on an escalator, but so do 12 other hopeful boyfriends.

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